High Schools in Sparta R-III

Summary:

The Sparta R-III school district in Missouri has only one high school, Sparta High School, which serves students in grades 9-12. The school's performance has fluctuated in recent years, with its statewide ranking ranging from 168th out of 378 Missouri high schools in 2023-2024 to 216th out of 352 in 2022-2023, and its rating varying between 2 and 3 out of 5 stars on the SchoolDigger scale.

Sparta High School has a 90.0% four-year graduation rate and a 2.0% dropout rate, which are relatively strong metrics. However, the school's proficiency rates on the MAP/Algebra I and MAP/Biology I End of Course exams have been mixed, with the school outperforming the state average in Algebra I but underperforming in Biology I. Additionally, the school serves a high-poverty population, with over 50% of students qualifying for free or reduced-price lunch, and its per-student spending of $10,187 is lower than the state average.

Despite these challenges, Sparta High School has a relatively low student-teacher ratio of 15.2, which could be a positive factor in terms of individual attention and support for students. Overall, the data suggests that Sparta High School is a relatively average-performing school in Missouri, with some areas of strength and some areas for improvement, and that the school faces challenges common to many high-poverty schools in the state.

District Detail

113 Division St
Sparta, MO 65753-0160

(417) 634-4284

SchoolDigger Rank:
99^th of 367 Missouri districts

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Grades served: PK, KG-12
Students: 734

Primary Schools: 1
Middle Schools: 1
High Schools: 1
Alternative Schools: 0

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School													Students/Teachers											Ranking (2025)				Ranking (2024)				MAP Algebra I (2025)	MAP Biology I (2025)	Per Pupil Expenditures (2025)
Name	Type	Grades	Address	City	Zip	County	District	Is Charter	Is Magnet	Is Virtual	Is Title I	Phone	Enrollment	Full-time Teachers	Student/ Teacher Ratio	Free/Discounted Lunch Recipients	White	Black	Hispanic	Asian	American Indian	Pacific Islander	Two or More Races	Average Standard Score (2025)	Statewide Rank (2025)	State Percentile (2025)	SchoolDigger Rating (2025)	Average Standard Score (2024)	Statewide Rank (2024)	State Percentile (2024)	Rank Change from Previous Year	MAP Algebra I End of Course	MAP Biology I End of Course	Per Pupil Expenditures Total	Sub-total from Federal Funds	Sub-total from State/Local Funds
Sparta High	Public	9-12	8520 State Hwy14e	Sparta	65753	Christian County	Sparta R-III	No	No	No	No	(417) 634-3224	227	17	13.4	42.7%	210 (92.5%)	1 (0.4%)	5 (2.2%)	1 (0.4%)	1 (0.4%)	0 (0.0%)	9 (4.0%)	40.2	205^th of 367 public high schools	44.1%		47	168^th of 378 public high schools	55.6%	37	32.7	33.3	$12,045	$835	$11,210

Districts nearby

District	Distance	# of Schools	Statewide Rank
Ozark R-VI	5.36 mi	8	18^th
Chadwick R-I	5.88 mi	2
Logan-Rogersville R-VIII	7.2 mi	5
Nixa Public Schools	10.46 mi	11	12^th
Spokane R-Vii	12.07 mi	3	141^st

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SchoolDigger data sources: National Center for Education Statistics, U.S. Department of Education, the U.S. Census Bureau and the Missouri Department of Elementary and Secondary Education.

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